#there was apiece of me that wanted to draw her— or a comic dedicated to her and I couldn’t do it

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I watched a movie called Finch the other day... and it was definitely a movie experience I’ll never forget because it resonated with me WAAAY more than I initially thought it would.

My mom was VERY intentional about ingraining her experiences and knowledge in me. She nailed things into my brain over and over again—so much to the point where things started going in one ear and out the other because I had heard the same things SO many times. Now that I’m older, I get it. She was just… preparing me for her absence whenever it’d come.

It came right before I turned 22.

I’m 27 now and this is the 5th Mother’s Day I’ve had to go through without her. This movie made me think about her a lot. It made me process a lot of things. More than anything, it reminded me of how much I’ve had to keep moving since she passed and how much I’ve managed to do with myself throughout the years that she’s been gone.

I’m still moving mom— still moving. Happy Mother’s Day ❤️